hitchhike
hitchhike
Definition
☆ hitch·hike (hic̸h′hīk′)
intransitive verb -·hiked′, -·hik′·ing
to travel by asking for rides from motorists along the way
transitive verb
to get (a ride) or make (one's way) by hitchhiking
hitch′·hik′er noun
hitchhike
Synonyms
hitchhike
Usage Examples
Object
- ride: A couple of times I was able to easily hitchhike a ride on a passing car with it.
Modifying Another Word
- alone: English girls hitchhiked alone across Anatolia with flowers in their hair.
- back: Ben Macintyre in The Times has a constructive suggestion - bring back hitchhiking.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- up: My little sister was born then and dad hitchhiked up from the south of England so that he could see her.
Browse dictionary entries near hitchhike
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- hit the jackpot
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- hit-skip
- hit-or-miss
- hit on or upon
- hit man
- hit list
- hither
- hithermost
- hitherto
- hitherward
- Hitler
- Hitlerism
- hitting
- Hittite
- HIV
- hive
